Strip Search by William Bernhardt

Author:William Bernhardt [Bernhardt, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Police psychologists, Serial murders, Mystery & Detective, Ex-police officers, General, Patients, Autism, Mystery fiction, Savants (Savant syndrome), Numerology, Suspense, Fiction, Autism - Patients, Las Vegas (Nev.)
ISBN: 9780345470195
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2007-08-27T23:00:00+00:00

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WE HAD ALMOST MADE IT to the custard joint when O’Bannon rang me on my cell phone. “Where are you?” he asked, without even bothering with niceties like “hello.”

“I’m on my way back from DannyDunn Studios,” I said, not exactly answering the question—but close enough to get by, I hoped. “Why?”

“We have a third victim.”

“God.” I felt my heart sinking to the base of my chest. “Are you sure?”

“Well, we haven’t found the corpse yet—at least not the majority of it. But all signs point to the same guy. How soon can you get to the Legal Arts Office Complex on Sanders and 47th?”

“About ten minutes. I’ll just have to drop off—” I stopped myself just in the nick of time. “My dry cleaning.”

“Huh?”

“I’ll be there before you know it. So…I suppose you’re working off what was left behind? Another head? Or just the face?”

“Neither.”

“Then how do you know—”

“This time the bastard chopped off his left arm.”

“His—” I felt my blood pressure rising. “What sense does that make?”

“That’s what we keep hoping you’ll tell us. See you soon.” He rang off. I’d have to be deaf to miss the seriously gruff tone in his voice.

“Darcy, you’ll have to give me a rain check on the custard. Got to visit another crime scene.”

“I want to go with you!”

“I know you do. And I wish you could. But it’s not a choice. And don’t go stealing any more badges from your father.” I gave him a wink. “I’ll sneak you in myself. As soon as I can.”

“Promise?”

“Swear to God and hope to die.”

“Could I—Can—Maybe—Can I wait outside in your car?”

“Oh…. I suppose. But keep your head down. Especially if your father shows up. As soon as I know something, I’ll come tell you.” And I meant it.

That’s what we keep hoping you’ll tell us.

But…first maybe I’d stop for gas, maybe a vanilla Coke. Anything to wash a pill down. No way I could face this without a triple dose. At least. And as I swallowed the pill, I tried not to think about the fact that I was getting dangerously near the bottom of Amelia’s bottle. I didn’t know how I could survive without this stuff.

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